Lanett in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bluﬀton-Lanett, Alabama

By Mark Hilton, January 4, 2016

1. Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama Marker (Side 1)

Inscription. Side 1
Known as Bluffton from about 1835-1893. Bluffton was incorporated in 1865. Name changed to Lanett, town of Lanett incorporated 1893. Its charter was approved in 1895. Early records mention academies, two near this site. The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1837 at the home of Thomas S. Reese. Bluffton tanyard produced leather for the Confederacy. Lanett Cotton Mills incorporated 1892, Lanett Bleachery & Dye Works incorporated 1895, Subsidiaries, later Divisions of West Point Manufacturing Company. Lanett's early mayors were George Newton Croft, Sr., E. B. Reid, and James D. Norman.

Side 2
Forrest "Fob" James, who was elected Governor of the State of Alabama on November 7, 1978, was born in Lanett and resided here through young manhood, receiving his early education in this city's public school system.
In October 1798 Benjamin Hawkins journeyed through present Chambers County near the Chattahoochee. His path led across the present city of Lanett. Hawkins’ journal is a record of the first known journey through this area.

Erected 1979 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society.

Location. 32° 52.091′ N, 85° 11.461′

By Mark Hilton, January 4, 2016

2. Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama Marker (Side 2)

W. Marker is in Lanett, Alabama, in Chambers County. Marker is at the intersection of North Lanier Avenue and 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lanier Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 North Lanier Avenue, Lanett AL 36863, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 4, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 4, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.